August 19th, 2015, Helsinki University, Finland

Venue: Seminar room 168, Siltavuorenpenger 3 A (Athena building)

Registration & further information: janne.varjo@helsinki.fi

Program:

9.45. Welcome

10.00. Jung, Choong-Dae & Jang, Soomyung: “Residential Segregation and Classroom Peer Effects – Evidence from Learning to Learn in Korea”

10.30. Woo, Myung Suk: “Effects of neighbourhood structure and social processes on student outcomes”

11.00 Kupiainen, Sirkku: ”The role of school, class, and home background in explaining school achievement (GPA), cognitive competence, and motivational attitudes at the end of lower secondary education in the Helsinki Metropolitan Region”

11.30. Lunch

12.30. Kim Mi Sook: “Class Differences in Child Rearing”

13.00. Kim Hye Won“The Effect of Residence Area on Satisfaction of Education – the Case of Gyeonggi-do Province in Korea”

13.30. Varjo, Janne & Kalalahti, Mira: ”The Conceivable Benefits of Being Comprehensive – Finnish Local Education Authorities on Recognising and Controlling the Social Costs of School Choice”

14.00. Coffee

14.30. Jang, Soomyung & Park, Hea Won: “Analysis of the Effect on the student by Residential Segregation – – focusing on the interaction with the family, school, neighbourhood”

15.00. Norola, Meri: ”Well functioning local primary schools – How urban schools overcome areal sosioeconomical challenges in Helsinki”

15.30. Discussion